Tutorial organized in collaboration with IEEE VR 2026 - Daegu, Korea March 21-25 2026

Organizer: Manuela Chessa - University of Genoa, Italy

Venue: Daegu, Korea (date TBA)

Target Audience: Students, academic researchers, and industry professionals interested in the transfer of XR solutions to clinical practice, with an intermediate level in VR/AR development.

Summary: This tutorial presents the key findings and challenges in translating VR/XR research into clinical practice, particularly in rehabilitation.

Indeed, interest in developing VR solutions for healthcare is continually growing, as evidenced by the increasing number of paper submissions to international conferences and journals, organized workshops, and dedicated conferences. However, the widespread adoption of such technologies in clinical settings remains limited. In parallel, another community is facing the same challenges, i.e., robotics. Moreover, in this context, XR solutions may complement robotics, forming, together with Artificial Intelligence, a comprehensive ecosystem of digital allies for healthcare. 

This tutorial will present practical examples of XR solutions for rehabilitation, describing the specific challenges and the technical solutions adopted to address specific clinical aspects, along with an overview of the regulations and requirements for adopting such solutions in clinical practice. 

As a specific use case, technical examples will be taken from the Fit For Medical Robotics (Fit4MedRob - https://www.fit4medrob.it/) Project, which aims to fill the “lab-real context”  gap, putting together the major research centers in Italy, active in the development of innovative robotics and XR solutions for healthcare, and the main clinical centers and hospitals, with the main aim of improving the clinical outcome of physical rehabilitation and personal care treatments in a sustainable manner.